Venus flytrap

noun

An insectivorous plant (Dionaea muscipula) of the savannas of North and South Carolina, with hinged leaves bordered with stiff hairs that close when an insect alights on them.

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tipitiwitchetdionaea
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Meanings

nounVenus flytrap (plural Venus flytraps)

plural Venus flytraps · alternative Venus' flytrap · alternative Venus fly trap · alternative Venus's flytrap

  1. An insectivorous plant (Dionaea muscipula) of the savannas of North and South Carolina, with hinged leaves bordered with stiff hairs that close when an insect alights on them.

    Synonyms: tipitiwitchet, dionaea

  2. A kind of barbed trap used in the Vietnam War.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn insectivorous plant (Dionaea muscipula) of the savannas of North and South Carolina, with hinged leaves bordered with stiff hairs that close when an insect alights on them.

Similar
tipitiwitchetdionaea

Origin

From Venus (after the resemblance of the leaves to a human vulva) + flytrap (after the insectivorous nature of the plant).

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Translations

Catalan dionea
  • dioneaDionaea muscipula
Chinese Mandarin 捕蠅草 /捕蝇草
  • 捕蠅草 /捕蝇草 (bǔyíngcǎo)Dionaea muscipula
Czech mucholapka podivná
  • mucholapka podivnáDionaea muscipula
Dutch venusvliegenvanger, vliegenvanger
  • venusvliegenvangerDionaea muscipula
  • vliegenvangerDionaea muscipula
  • venusvliegenvalDionaea muscipula
Esperanto muŝkaptulo
  • muŝkaptuloDionaea muscipula
Finnish kärpäsloukku
  • kärpäsloukkuDionaea muscipula
French dionée
  • dionéeDionaea muscipula
German Venusfliegenfalle
  • VenusfliegenfalleDionaea muscipula
Greek διωναία
  • διωναία (dionaía)Dionaea muscipula
Irish cuilghaiste Véineas
  • cuilghaiste VéineasDionaea muscipula
Italian dionea, acchiappamosche
  • dioneaDionaea muscipula
  • acchiappamoscheDionaea muscipula
  • venere acchiappamoscheDionaea muscipula
  • pigliamoscheDionaea muscipula
Japanese 蠅取草
  • 蠅取草 (haetorigusa)Dionaea muscipula
Korean 파리지옥
  • 파리지옥 (parijiok)Dionaea muscipula
Polish muchołówka, muchołówka amerykańska
  • muchołówkaDionaea muscipula
  • muchołówka amerykańskaDionaea muscipula
Portuguese planta-carnívora, dioneia
  • planta-carnívoraDionaea muscipula
  • dioneiaDionaea muscipula
  • apanha-moscasDionaea muscipula
  • papa-moscasDionaea muscipula
Swedish venusflugfälla, Venus flugfälla
  • venusflugfällaDionaea muscipula
  • Venus flugfällaDionaea muscipula
Thai กาบหอยแครง
  • กาบหอยแครง (gàap-hɔ̌ɔi-krɛɛng)Dionaea muscipula
Turkish sinekkapan
  • sinekkapanDionaea muscipula
Vietnamese bẫy kẹp
  • bẫy kẹpDionaea muscipula
Welsh magl Gwener
  • magl GwenerDionaea muscipula
Yiddish פֿליגן־כאַפּער
  • פֿליגן־כאַפּער (flign-khaper)Dionaea muscipula
Cite this entry
APA

Venus flytrap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Venus%20flytrap

MLA

“Venus flytrap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Venus%20flytrap. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Venus flytrap,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Venus%20flytrap.

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